Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE2 4DG
How much crime is recorded in NE2 4DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Jesmond & Sandyford
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,036 (2024)
How safe is NE2 4DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE2 4DG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE2 4DGNational
Burglary16.69.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.